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1644BabaBasra10- Tzedaka Perspectives, for ulterior motive
A very good morning and behalf of Teach 613. We welcome you to take 10, Fatamad, Bababasra, Dafyur, Bababasra 10A pagination is 19. Starting from the third line, Tanya, we learned another discussion about the mitzvah of tzedakah. Hiyurah Meer, Omerah Meer used to say, Yashlul abal, Hadin, La Hashev Havelomar, a person could make a comment that's quite provocative and say, Imaloketham Ohev Aniyam who, if Hashem indeed likes poor people, which is what we contend, that just because a person is poor, downtrodden, ill-fated, doesn't mean that Hashem doesn't like them. To interpret suffering as a punishment is a field of its own. On the contrary, we have a paso kiesa shirehah, Hashem Yohir. Hashem will sometimes bring affliction specifically on the person that he loves, for whatever reason. It's part of a growth process, this is part of an atonement for sins that are minute, because the person is on a very high level, and it's worth cleansing as opposed to somebody who's basically got a dirty shirt. So why bother? In any case, Mipanaima, Inamafyar is son. If you believe that Hashem still loves poor people, so why doesn't he take care of it? If he loves them, let him take care of it. Why does it fall on us to give Tzedakah? Imaloke says, Rabbi Mayor, if this question is ever posed to you, you should answer Kedeshinitzal onomidina shalukehinom, so that we should be saved, we should have an opportunity for merit to be saved from punishment, and Tzedakah is a powerful merit. Vizusha Eilashal to Nisrufus Arosha es Rabbi Akiva, and indeed this question was posed to Rabbi Akiva. Imalokehim Oiva Niamhoo, if Hashem loves poor people, Mipanaima Inamafyar Nisam, why doesn't he support them? On Malaykideshinitzal onomidina shalukehinom, so that we should have this opportunity for merit to sustain somebody, perhaps we can add to be God-like, to give. Amalayy, Antonus Rufus continued the question and said, "Adiraba on the contrary, I don't agree with your answer, I don't understand it." Zusha makayyavas Leghannan, giving Tzedakah contrary to Hashem's decision that the person should be poor, listen to the way he's interpreting life, it should obligate you to get anem, you should be punished for what you're doing. M. Shalukeha masha, "Let me give you an analogy," he said, "Lamua ada vadomir, what is this comparable to? La Malakbos a vadam sha kawas al avdo, a king that got angry with a certain servant, vakav sha bhaisu aasudam and elaktam up, ved sivah al-laab and he gave a command, shalolah, hilah, vashalolah, shalolah, shalolah, shalolah, so not to give him to eat, not to give him to drink." This is Tzedakah's question. Vaholah, dumir, dumir, vahilah, vashkah, you, if someone went and gave food and gave drink. Kishashama, amalah, laklakay, solaab, when the king finds out, wouldn't he get very angry? They acted contrary to my directive, and this is Tana Sufis' perception. On the next line, Amalah, Rabbi Akiva, Rabbi Kiva, responded, amshalolah, moshal, I'll give you the correct analogy. We're not like slaves, servants that Hashem got angry with us and he lakt us up and doesn't want to give us food or drink. "Lamah dawah dawah dawah dawah, I'll tell you what it's like." "Lamah dawah dawah dawah dawah to a earthly king, Shaqah asal binoh, that get angry with his son. Vahav shabah vaisu asum and he lakth him up, vat sivah Allah when he gave a command, shalalah, qilah vaisalah qilah qilah qilah qilah qilah qilah qilah qilah qilah qilah qilah qilah, shqah asal, not to give him to eat, not to give him to drink. Vahlah qadamah qadamah vaisu qilah vaisu qilah, and someone did give him to eat and drink. Qishah shamah mahamah lakludawr in mushagulah. Don't you think when the king finds out that they gave the child provisions against his orders that he gave during his moment of anger? Wouldn't he be so pleased that they didn't listen to him? He would send a gift to such a person that supported his son even during the fallout. Vahannan kriyimbonim and we are called children. There is a lot of sophistication to this Gomorrah and its dialogue but on a very simple level tennis rufus ar-Rasha is coming from a place that we just don't come from. Hashem is not angry with us to the point that he doesn't want us to survive even if that was the interpretation on being downtrodden but Hashem is thrilled that despite the fallout there are people who care and on the contrary the Jewish perspective is that if we care then we can activate the rahmanos, the mercy of Akadosh Barucho. Let's get down to two lines up from the widest lines. We have a statement that Mizzou no saffshal odam kitsu vumlamirasha shana, one line up, that the sustenance of a person is decided on rasha shana and kah has shown no saffshal odam kitsu vumlamirasha shana likewise his expenses are decided on rasha shana. Zaha if he merits it he'll distribute the money of the expense in a meritorious way in a way that earns him merit. If he doesn't merit it then he's going to end up having to give up those assets that were decided but it won't be in a positive way. Ki haud de vene aksai de rabbinaan benzakai like the story of the nephews of rabbinaan benzakai. Haazul al-hubach elma rabbinaan benzakai saw in a dream in the beginning of the year. Rashi says at the end of the high holidays he saw there's one approach says rasha shana one approach says right after yom kippur but at that time of the year he saw in a dream debullamirashai vamea denri that they're going to lose 700 denore. So rabiachan and benzakai purposely pressured them throughout the year to give a lot of sadaka. But at the end of the year they were still short from how much they gave he didn't tell them what they have to give he just kept pressuring them they were short by 17 denore. Ki mata mali yomidiki puri was right before yom kippur. Shah de de vake saar naktenu the Caesar got involved and and took them captive. Amalur abiachan and benzakai rabbiachan and benzakai said lo sith kalun. Don't be worried about this whole thing. Shiv sith denore gabaihu you still owe 17 coins shaklina menaihu and that's what you should do and you'll be fine. Amri lei they said mino yadata how did you know. Amalur hul muhazai lehu i saw a dream regarding you. Amaliva amylo amartlon denis vinu why didn't you tell us we would have paid the 704 and avoided this crisis. Amalur huu Rabbiachan and benzakai said ammino i said to myself kehehe di te avdu mitzvallushmah i wanted you to do it for the sake of a mitzvah and like this i didn't tell you you gave it i encouraged you the whole year and now you just have to fill in whatever it is that you're still short towards this decision that you would have expenses of 700. let's skip down to about 12 lines from the bottom darish rabbidus stoi bribianai the following darasha bowrae come and see phenomenal idea here shalokimidus akhadishwir kumidas pasa vadam Hashem deals with us in a much more benevolent way than people do. Midas pasa vadam the way of people or the maybe darin god alamelech a person can bring an enormous gift to a king sauvikmikablamo sauimmanu sauvikmikablamo sauimmanu maybe they'll accept it maybe they won't vin timsila mikablamo sauimmanu and even if they accept it sauvikrallapamelech sauvikin rallapamelech maybe he'll get to see the king maybe he won't get such an audience akhadishwir kumidas shalokimidus doesn't work like that adam nous an prutala oni a person gives a coin to a poor person sauvikabal peneshkina hashem makes it like it was given to him and he grants the person an audience shanemar as the pasa kentayalam says anibid sadek echazafanecha ay through sadaka can perceive your face hashem let's to turn over and two more concepts i'd like to squeeze in about 15 lines from the top amir abiavo amar moshalafnaikadishbaru abiavo said mosha said in front of asham ribonah shalola master of the universe but maktorim karen yisrael how can we elevate the honor of the jewish people what will give us success ama lobithisisah and asham answered by giving sadaka one concept that sometimes confuses people on this powerful mitzvah of sadaka is what happens if a person gives for ulterior motives the gomorah gives such an example but there are many such examples a person who gives a little bit for honor a person gives a little bit because he has some benefit that he conjures up he'll get the gomorah gives an example three lines up from the widest lines a person who gives a coin to tzedakabish vilce yikubanai in order that my children should live harizat sadek gomory is considered a righteous person rashi explains because yisrael daitan la shamayim ben yikya ben lo yikya the jew who does such a mitzvah is really doing it without condition but he's inspired by the situation he wants a merit he's offering it on the altar so to speak to asham hoping it'll be accepted as the merit that will grant him whatever he's hoping for but ultimately enema harachamidah sadin if asham decides to give him the answer of no he's not going to regret the mitzvah that he did he used it he utilized the moment he was inspired by the moment and he treasures the moment how great he became through that experience and as such the mitzvah remains to his credit even though it sounded like it was a tainted mitzvah like it was an ulterior motive type of mitzvah yoshakoa thank you for joining